Mix Mediabox, the scheme offering grants for community cohesion focussed media projects will close to new applications by 9th March at the latest. The final round of Mid Mediabox for this financial year opens on Friday 26th of February and closes in early April.  Both schemes offer grants of up to £20,000 for participatory media projects working with disadvantaged young people aged 13-19. So far this year over £250,000 of Mediabox funding has been awarded to projects in the West Midlands region.

Lou Llewellyn, the West Midlands Mediabox Coordinator will holding an information session to talk about the funding opportunities available at on Tuesday 9th March form 2-4pm at Screen WM’s offices. Places must be booked in advance by emailing lou.llewellyn@screenwm.co.uk. For more information about Mediabox please visit http://www.screenwm.co.uk/media_and_film_education/mediabox/